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« Reply #1736 on: April 24, 2023, 08:28:36 AM »
Opened in 1900, the Paris Metro is one of Europe's oldest subway systems. It serves over 5 million travelers a day and is the second busiest metro system in Europe, after the Moscow Metro.
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« Reply #1737 on: April 24, 2023, 08:30:18 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Armenian Genocide Begins (1915)
Known by Armenians as the Great Calamity, the Armenian Genocide refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Ottoman Empire's Armenian population during and after World War I. Characterized by the use of massacres and forced marches designed to lead to the death of deportees, the genocide is estimated to have claimed up to 1 million Armenian lives. The onset of the genocide is generally accepted to be April 24, 1915,
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« Reply #1738 on: April 24, 2023, 09:28:01 AM »
CD see if you & the misses can get a much coveted lodging at the enchanting Skagit River Motel. Vacancies won't last so act now
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« Reply #1739 on: April 24, 2023, 11:30:24 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on April 24, 2023, 08:28:36 AM
Opened in 1900, the Paris Metro is one of Europe's oldest subway systems. It serves over 5 million travelers a day and is the second busiest metro system in Europe, after the Moscow Metro.
And an absolute dump
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« Reply #1740 on: April 24, 2023, 11:45:01 AM »
Quote from: ELA on April 24, 2023, 11:30:24 AM
And an absolute dump
When we were there, the only time we needed to take the Metro was the line that leaves the subway and goes out to Versailles. 

I hadn't had coffee yet, and my wife was aghast at the fact that I ordered myself a coffee from the dirty vending machine in the dingy Paris Metro station lol. 
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« Reply #1741 on: April 25, 2023, 08:53:19 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Spanish-American War Begins (1898)
Demands by Cuban patriots for independence from Spanish rule made US intervention in Cuba a paramount issue in the relations between the US and Spain from the 1870s to 1898, when the Spanish-American War began. The conflict ended after just 109 days with the Treaty of Paris, which gave the US ownership of Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam, all formerly Spanish colonies. One factor that increased American public support for such a war was the practice of "yellow journalism,"
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« Reply #1742 on: April 25, 2023, 09:02:35 AM »
I've used the Paris Metro a few times, I wouldn't call it a dump, I would say it was elegant either.  It's functional.

One cheap way to tour Paris is to buy a bus ticket at a "Tabac" and just ride busses around for a day.
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« Reply #1743 on: April 25, 2023, 11:23:34 AM »


Einstein called this his greatest mistake, and new findings suggest Einstein may have been somewhat correct anyway.
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« Reply #1744 on: April 26, 2023, 07:59:00 AM »


1883 Montana, I would not want to be on this bridge.
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« Reply #1745 on: April 26, 2023, 08:02:36 AM »
Just A Car Guy: the Marent Gulch Bridge, at one time was the tallest wooden railroad bridge in the world, 226 feet tall and 866 feet long.

The Marent Gulch Trestle is a railroad bridge over the Marent Gulch Valley in Missoula County, Montana, United States, northwest of Missoula on U.S. Route 93 between Evaro and Wye. Originally made of wood, the Trestle Bridge was provisionally erected during the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway until 1883 and was later replaced by a wrought iron structure without interruption of operations until 1885. It is now operated by the Montana Rail Link.

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« Reply #1746 on: April 26, 2023, 08:48:43 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 26, 2023, 07:59:00 AM
[img width=311.992 height=500]https://i.imgur.com/F6H7o7j.png[/img]

1883 Montana, I would not want to be on this bridge.
Is that you, circled on the horse??
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« Reply #1747 on: April 26, 2023, 08:49:42 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Nazi Gestapo Is Established (1933)
Taking its name from the contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei—German for "Secret State Police"—the Gestapo was the secret police force of Nazi Germany. Created in 1933 by Hermann Goring, the Gestapo operated without civil restraints or judicial oversight, brutally suppressing partisan activities in occupied territories and arresting thousands of Jews, leftists, and other Nazi "enemies," many of whom were sent to concentration camps.
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« Reply #1748 on: April 26, 2023, 12:35:57 PM »
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« Reply #1749 on: April 26, 2023, 05:06:23 PM »
The Andromeda galaxy is 6 times bigger in the sky than the full Moon: it's just too dim to see with the naked eye. This composite created by Tom Buckley-Houston shows what it would look like at night if it was just brighter

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